Ken Harper papers, 1972-1988.

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Ken Harper papers, 1972-1988.

The Ken Harper papers span 1972-1988 and consist mainly of business correspondence relating to THE WIZ and BAMBOO.

5.93 lf. (16 boxes)

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SNAC Resource ID: 6686107

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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Harper, Ken, d. 1988.

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Ken Harper was the producer of the popular Broadway musical The Wiz. Born in New York, Harper became a radio disc jockey in the army. In the late 1960's and early 1970's he worked for radio station WPIX (New York), and later left his job to begin a full time fund raising effort for his musicals. Harper died in 1988 without finding financial support for his second musical production entitled BAMBOO. From the guide to the Ken Harper sound recordings for Bamboo [sound recording], (The N...

McHugh, David

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Brown, William F. (William Ferdinand), 1928-

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